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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1878
Page
2
English paper reports experiments in France testing pressed glass as a substitute for metal type. Toughened glass offers greater durability and harder shapes, with potential for identical moulds and no machine changes. If successful, glass type may improve cleanliness and longevity of printed letters.
The Staunton Vindicator details a silver England 1567 coin with Elizabeth I inscriptions and a rare gold Thebes relic shown in Galveston by Colonel Charles Hicks. The ancient piece reportedly dates near two thousand years, linking Philadelphia professor Lyons and Thebes ruins to a 19th century discovery in Texas.
An English physician named Dr Field reportedly treated diphtheria by mixing powdered sulphur in water as a gargle and swallowing it when unable to gargle. He also instructed inhaling vapors of sulfur on a live coal and, if needed, delivering dry sulphur through a quill into the throat to shrink the membrane.
Commander Rodgera of the US steamer Adams reports a brutal mutiny at Sandy Point near Magellan involving about 200 mutineers. Soldiers and convicts killed, burned, and looted towns including the governor, with streets littered by bodies and a hospital fire leaving five wounded. The mutineers moved toward Santa Cruz with substantial public funds and property.
An inscription on Margaret Scot’s tombstone at Dalkeith dated February 9, 1733 reflects a pious self‑portrait from birth to grave, noting eight Scottish kings and a queen observed, revolts against law, political change, and the end of Stuart rule, followed by a modern Mendota store remark about six tall men meeting.
A fragmented promotional page offers news, market reports, and family reading with items on Fulton street prayer meetings and temperance movements. It advertises subscriptions at 81.60 yearly with trial offers and lists a Sheridan’s Condition Powders claim against large packages, plus patent notes and immigrant location attractions.
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